🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About Christi Daugherty
While Daugherty was born in the United States she has been living in the United Kingdom for so long that she now deems herself British. Christi currently lives with Jack Jewers, her BAFTA-nominated filmmaker and husband. As a person that has been born in America, working as a civil servant for the British government always seemed very strange. She was then working in the middle of Westminster and used to have all manner of meetings with her superiors at Number 10 Downing Street. Christi Daugherty has said that her experiences working as a crime reporter and on No 10 Downing Street have had a huge influence on her career as a fiction author.
All Book Series by Christi Daugherty
The Secret Fire
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2015 Pen name · C.J. Daugherty
The Secret City
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2016 Pen name · C.J. Daugherty
Frommer's Edinburgh & Glasgow
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 2005 Anthology · Barry Shelby
Frommer's Best Day Trips from London
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2012
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Christi Daugherty?
While Daugherty was born in the United States she has been living in the United Kingdom for so long that she now deems herself British. Christi currently lives with Jack Jewers, her BAFTA-nominated filmmaker and husband. As a person that has been born in America, working as a civil servant for the British government always seemed very strange.
Which Christi Daugherty series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Frommer's Complete Guides series, the earliest of Christi Daugherty's multi-book series: it opens with Frommer's Edinburgh & Glasgow (2005) and runs to 11 books across 2005–2012, ending with Frommer's Best Day Trips from London (2012). Christi Daugherty's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Christi Daugherty written?
Christi Daugherty has 27 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2005 and 2026. 26 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Frommer's Complete Guides series with 11 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.
In what order should Christi Daugherty's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Christi Daugherty's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Frommer's Complete Guides (2005–2012, 11 books), Night School (2012–2015, 5 books) and The Alchemist Chronicles (2015–2016, 2 books), plus 3 more.
How are Christi Daugherty's books organised into series?
This guide splits Christi Daugherty's 27 books into 6 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Frommer's Complete Guides (11 books, 2005–2012); Night School (5 books, 2012–2015); Alias Emma (3 books, 2022–2024); Harper McClain (3 books, 2018–2020); The Alchemist Chronicles (2 books, 2015–2016), plus 1 further series.